Nozzle



Patented June I 7, 1927.

w UNITEDl sTA'TEs PATENT' OFFICE,

BUSSELL TEREAU, OF ST.\ PAUL, MINNESOTA.'

INOZZLE.

i Application flled December 14, 1925. Serial No. 75,278.

My invention relates to nozzles and nozzle holders for lawn hose, 'and the objects are, first to provide a hose nozzle with means for holding it conveniently when in use; second, to provide a hose nozzle with a spraying device operable by the hand holding the nozzle. A third object is to provide a nozzle of an interesting design in that the nozzle resemzoo in Fig. 1. a

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 7 designates the nozzle proper having a water outlet 8 with a funnel shaped guard 9 to limit the spraying of water When the valvepoint 10 is pushed-forwar'd to vcause spraying of water. T he part 7 may be regarded as the barrel of a revolver the rear portion of which `may be threaded onto the barrel as at 11 in Fig. 1 while the portion further back forms the regular trigger guard 12 for a trigger 1'3 and the' hilt 14 having a water inlet 15 threaded for the end of the water hose 16.

The valve plug is in ig. 1 shown as a rod 10ZL the front portionhof which may be round and' uided by lugs afs 17 while the rear portion as its lower side formed as a'rack 19 said latter portion being preferably rectanlar in cross section and guided in notchesJ of`lugs 18. Said rack is engaged by` a I toothed segment 20 having a radial arm 21 the lower end of which is secured on a rockshaft 22 journaled in the shellor body of the body 7'l of the device. Firmly secured at one end of the shaft 22 is a rocker arm forming the trigger 13. 23 desi ates'a ground joint preventing leakage o water around the shaft.- bThe other end of the' shaft is square Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3` and slidably fitted in a square hole 24 in the bottom of a stuffing box 25 pressing on packing 26. 27 is a cap screw threaded into the 'end of the shaft and serving to fadjust the stufling box against the packing and also to draw the ground joint 23 tight.

hollow body 7 a IV In the upper side of the provide a cylindrical cavity 28 with one 01' more holes 29 through its bottom. Into said cavit-y I thread the lower portion of a small drinking cup 30 having its bottom provided with a small hole 31 and its brim provided with a roughened edge 32 (see Fig. 2) affording a good hold of it so it may be turned by the fingers until the water gets a chance to flow up through vthe apertures into the cup at any desired speed according as the cup may be turned. By turning the cup in the reverse direction the drinking water is of i.

course shut off; r

In the operation of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the hilt 11 is held in the hand and the trigger may be operated by either the index or middle finger of the same hand, As the trigger is moved rearward the point 10 -of the valve will project through the valve seat at 8 and cause the stream of water tov spread as desired. The trigger is supv posed to Stay wherever it may be released b the frictional contact at both ends of sliaft22. i

What I claini is t A nozzle resernbling having a hollow body,V

a pistol in form and barrelwand hilt and a connection for a supply hose on the hilt and the muzzle ofl'the barrel having a reduced Outlet opening, a valve arranged at said opening and having a rod vslidable but not rotatable in the barrel and body, and provided at the under sideof its rear portion with a rack; a toothed sector engaging thel rack,' a shaft fixed in the sectortand journaled in,the body of the device, a trigger fixed on one end of said shaft 'and disposed w 'int a trigger-guard in the lower part of the body.

o In testimony whereof I aflizr my signature.

RUssELL; TEBEAU. 

